Assignment on Mythology PDF

Running head: MYTHOLOGY
Mythology
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1MYTHOLOGY
Introduction
The aim of this essay is to discuss about the correlation between the myths of the past and
comparing it with the present society. The comparison must be aligned with the conditions of the
incidents of the modern society indeed. The myth that has been chosen for this assignment is that
of Zeus (Graves 2017). The comparison that will be made with this myth is that with the current
United States President Donald Trump. As many historical myths have come to similar to some
incidents of the contemporary society, this one might also be similar in some sorts as well. A
better insight can be found by comparing the myth of Zeus with that of Donald Trump.
Description of myth of Zeus
The myth that would be discussed in this section is of Zeus. According to the
mythological scholars, Zeus is considered as the God of thunder and sky in the ancient Greek
religion (Hamilton 2017). He has been considered as one of the most powerful gods in the
mythology. From the notes on the mythology it has been found that Zeus was the one who used
to threaten the common people with his bim who did not listen to his words or orders. Though
he was the protector of the world, many negative shades of the character of Zeus had been found
as well in the Greek mythology (Graves 2017). As per the various sources, it had been said that
he used to abuse several women sexually. He used to make the things just in the way he thought
to. He was not all in favor of consulting with other gods and finally come to the ultimate
conclusion. He always wanted to dictate the orders to the other gods and the people on the earth
(Slater 2014).
However, he used to threaten all the people who went against him. It has also been told in
the Greek myth that Zeus had stolen Europa in the shape of a bull. After that Zeus had